Wednesday, September 24, 2014

I saw this curtain panel in a recent West Elm catalog and it was a simple enough pattern for me to try. So once they offered free shipping, it went in the cart.

My original measurements were too short by about an inch, womp womp.

Sure, I could have removed the hem or maybe used bigger ring clips, but I know me and the best thing was to just buy them longer.

So, off we went to the closest store, a good 40+ miles away. The only good thing about having to drive to the nearest store was the in-store discounts. (I do like to see design setups in the store also)While in the store, I noticed another panel I had my eye on, in-stock and on sale for 1/2 off the online price. What! What! So, I saved $75 ($25 per panel), but to keep it real, I spent another $75, I didn’t originally intend on spending.

Because I left there spending more money than I planned. I wanted to make an effort to get the curtains up as quickly as possible.

I ran the math, they were purchased Aug 2nd, and the photo below was taken August 24th. So 22 days, not bad but not great either.

So one beautiful August Sunday, I used the kitchen stools and a piece of MDG as a make-shift ironing board and hemmed the curtains, YHL style.

They are pretty thick like drop cloth, but more off-white in color. I have to say, they add just the right amount of flair for this non-print loving girl.

The chevron ones though, siiiigh, sometimes I love them, sometimes, I don’t. They are in the bedroom which is still so very incomplete so time will tell.

Any other non-print loving friends out there. I don’t know what it is, I just can’t commit.